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Small Glimmering Shard

Rare enchanting · item level 20 · id 10978

Normal Alliance USlast scanned , prices may have moved

Changed from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (pre-launch patch 1.60.1.70707): vendor sell 0c to 1c. Every item changed from Classic Era.

Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Stale
Min buyout
3s 4c
Median
7s 71c
1g 54s 20c a stack of 20
Units listed
234
vs 7d median
-

Addon scan · 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC

Across markets

Cheapest on PvP Horde US at 80c (16s a stack); deepest supply on Normal Alliance US with 234 listed.

MarketMin buyoutMedianUnits
Normal Alliance US3s 4c7s 71c234
Normal Horde US--0
PvP Alliance US--0
PvP Horde US80c1s 75c198

About Small Glimmering Shard

Small Glimmering Shard is a rare enchanting item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 20 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 1c, who buy it back for 1c.

It is a reagent in 5 recipes, including Glimmering Staff, Mystic Mushroom, Orb of Mystic Insight and Orb of Souls and 1 more.

Quick answers

What is Small Glimmering Shard?
Small Glimmering Shard is a rare enchanting item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 5 recipes including Glimmering Staff and Mystic Mushroom.
Where do you buy Small Glimmering Shard?
Vendors sell it for 1c and buy it back for 1c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
What is Small Glimmering Shard used for?
It is a reagent in 5 Forever recipes, including Glimmering Staff, Mystic Mushroom and Orb of Mystic Insight and others.
How much does Small Glimmering Shard cost on the auction house?
About 7s 71c at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 75c on PvP Horde US to 7s 71c on Normal Alliance US.
Is Small Glimmering Shard different in Forever than in Classic Era?
Yes. 1 value changed between the Classic Era record and Forever; the comparison table on this page lists each one.

Classic Era vs Forever

WhatClassic EraForever
Vendor sell0c1c

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class
Trade Goods
Subclass
Enchanting
Quality
rare
Item level
20
Stack size
20
Vendor sell
1c
Vendor buy
1c
Blizzard item id
10978
Client build
1.60.1 (build 70707)

Where it comes from

  • Vendors sell it for 1c and buy it back for 1c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
  • Consumed by 5 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
  • Found in Double-Stitched Woolen Shoulders (seen 3 times), Strange Dust (13% of 24 looted), Strange Dust (4% of 81 looted), Battlesmasher of the Monkey (seen 2 times), Filled Etched Phial (seen 2 times), Fine Thread (seen 2 times).
  • Sources are what 2 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Deadmines, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

Used in 5 recipes

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